Wet conditions slow beef plant progress

June 19, 2007|By Scott Waltman

Wet conditions have prevented construction from starting on a beef processing plant just south of Aberdeen. Norg Sanderson, a Northern Beef Packers supporter who helped the plant procure tax increment financing, said 2 feet of additional dirt has been delivered to the plant site just west of Aberdeen's wastewater treatment plant. Now, the dirt must be properly compacted, he said. Consistent rains have made that difficult. Read more in Wednesday's American News.